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Understanding the physiology of human defaecation and disorders of continence and evacuation. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 18:751-769. [PMID: 34373626 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-021-00487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The act of defaecation, although a ubiquitous human experience, requires the coordinated actions of the anorectum and colon, pelvic floor musculature, and the enteric, peripheral and central nervous systems. Defaecation is best appreciated through the description of four phases, which are, temporally and physiologically, reasonably discrete. However, given the complexity of this process, it is unsurprising that disorders of defaecation are both common and problematic; almost everyone will experience constipation at some time in their life and many will develop faecal incontinence. A detailed understanding of the normal physiology of defaecation and continence is critical to inform management of disorders of defaecation. During the past decade, there have been major advances in the investigative tools used to assess colonic and anorectal function. This Review details the current understanding of defaecation and continence. This includes an overview of the relevant anatomy and physiology, a description of the four phases of defaecation, and factors influencing defaecation (demographics, stool frequency/consistency, psychobehavioural factors, posture, circadian rhythm, dietary intake and medications). A summary of the known pathophysiology of defaecation disorders including constipation, faecal incontinence and irritable bowel syndrome is also included, as well as considerations for further research in this field.
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ACG Clinical Guidelines: Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:1987-2008. [PMID: 34618700 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Benign anorectal disorders of structure and function are common in clinical practice. These guidelines summarize the preferred approach to the evaluation and management of defecation disorders, proctalgia syndromes, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and fecal incontinence in adults and represent the official practice recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology. The scientific evidence for these guidelines was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation process. When the evidence was not appropriate for Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation, we used expert consensus to develop key concept statements. These guidelines should be considered as preferred but are not the only approaches to these conditions.
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Rao SSC, Yan Y, Xiang X, Sharma A, Ayyala D, Hamdy S. Effects of Translumbosacral Neuromodulation Therapy on Gut and Brain Interactions and Anorectal Neuropathy in Fecal Incontinence: A Randomized Study. Neuromodulation 2021; 24:1269-1277. [PMID: 34156730 PMCID: PMC8542581 DOI: 10.1111/ner.13485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Translumbosacral neuromodulation therapy (TNT) improves symptoms of fecal incontinence (FI), but its mechanism of action is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that TNT at one or more frequency will significantly improve underlying pathophysiology of FI through modulation of ascending and/or descending signaling pathways in the gut and brain axis and anorectal sensorimotor function. MATERIALS AND METHODS We assessed afferent anorectal-cortical evoked potentials (CEP) following electrical stimulation of anorectum, efferent cortico-anorectal and lumbo-anorectal and sacro-anorectal motor evoked potentials (MEP) after transcranial and lumbosacral magnetic stimulations, and anorectal manometry before and after six weekly TNT sessions in FI subjects, randomized to 1, 5, or 15 Hz repetitive magnetic stimulations. Neurophysiology, anorectal sensorimotor function, and symptoms were compared to examine mechanistic effects. Co-primary measures were ano-cortical CEPs, cortico-anal MEPs, and lumbosacral-anal MEPs. Baseline and post-treatment data were compared with Wilcoxon signed-rank test and changes between the three frequencies with one-way ANOVA. RESULTS Thirty-three FI patients participated. After TNT, the afferent anal CEP latencies significantly decreased in the 1 Hz group compared to baseline (p = 0.0029) and 5 Hz or 15 Hz groups (p = 0.032). Cortico-anal MEPs were unchanged in all three groups. Bilateral lumbo-anal and sacro-anal MEP latencies significantly decreased with 1 Hz, lumbo-anal with 15 Hz, and sacro-anal with 5 Hz compared to baseline but without group differences. The 1 Hz group showed significant increase in anal squeeze sphincter pressure (p < 0.005) and maximum tolerable volume (p < 0.019) and demonstrated higher FI responder rate (p < 0.04) compared to the other two groups. The MEP responders were significantly correlated with FI responders (p = 0.006) in 1 Hz group. CONCLUSIONS TNT significantly improves afferent ano-cortical signaling, efferent lumbo-anal and sacro-anal neuropathy and anorectal sensorimotor function. These neurobiologic effects were most prominent with 1 Hz frequency. TNT improves FI by modifying the underlying pathophysiology possibly through neuromodulation.
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- Satish S C Rao
- Division of Neurogastroenterology/Motility, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Neurogastroenterology/Motility, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Neurogastroenterology/Motility, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Neurogastroenterology/Motility, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- GI Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Fotakopoulos G, Brotis A, Fountas KA. Lumbar disc herniation presenting with fecal incontinence without radiculopathy: A case report. Surg Neurol Int 2021; 12:353. [PMID: 34345493 PMCID: PMC8326069 DOI: 10.25259/sni_600_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) usually presents with lower extremity symptoms and signs, but rarely with bladder and bowel complaints. Here, we present a 61-year-old female who suffered solely from fecal incontinence (FI) attributed to a large LDH. Case Description: The patient presented with FI, but had a normal neurological examination. When the lumbar magnetic resonance imaging of showed a large central L5S1 LDH, the patient underwent an urgent diskectomy. Six months later, her symptoms had improved. Conclusion: Patients with large central LDHs may present with FI alone warranting urgent/emergent disc removal.
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- George Fotakopoulos
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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Sweta K, Godbole A, Prajapati S, Awasthi HH. Assessment of the effect of Mulabandha yoga therapy in healthy women, stigmatized for pelvic floor dysfunctions: A randomized controlled trial. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2021; 12:514-520. [PMID: 34364737 PMCID: PMC8377169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background In developing countries, women do not reveal their perineum related health issues because most of the time they are stigmatized by the society. Multiparity, mostly found in women of rural areas is one of the major causes of pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFDs) like pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, rectal incontinence, etc. Usually, they visit health centres in the advanced stage of diseases, and then medical treatment is not the only choice left. Many research studies show that yoga practices promote health conditions, contribute to enhancing endurance, flexibility, and muscular strength, and improving quality of life. Objective(s) The study was conducted to assess the impact of Mulabandha yoga therapy (MYT) in healthy woman participants as a preventive measure. Material and methods The study was a prospective and randomized controlled trial. Fifty healthy woman participants were allocated in two groups viz., MYT group and No MYT group. Mulabandha yoga was conducted for the MYT group for 12 weeks. No MYT group was advised not to do yoga. Pelvic floor muscle strength was internally evaluated by employing the PERFECT scheme score (P = power, E = endurance, R = repetitions, F = fast contractions, ECT = every contraction timed). For eligible samples, MYT sessions were held for 12 weeks. Data interpretation was done with SPSS software 20.0 (IBM Corp. Released 2011. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Armonk, NY, USA). Results Fifty healthy woman participants were allocated for analysis. There was no statistically significant difference in between the groups comparison in terms of age, socio-economic status, occupation, education, parity and mode of delivery. PERFECT scheme score significantly improved in participants after 12 weeks of regular MYT. No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups comparison in terms of PERFECT scheme score. Conclusion The current study shows that regular practice of MYT for 12 weeks is a better means to reinforce the strength of pelvic floor muscles in women. This MYT procedure will establish evidence for women who are reluctant towards their pelvic organ-related issues. Women must incorporate the MYT practice in their routine life as a preventive measure to refrain from pelvic floor dysfunctions.
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- Km Sweta
- Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, India.
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- Department of Kayachikitsa, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Rachana sharira, Faculty of Ayurveda, IMS BHU, Varanasi, U.P., 221005, India
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Ortega MV, Kim Y, Mitchell C, James K, Savitt L, Von Bargen E, Bordeianou LG, Weinstein MM. Urinary symptoms in women with faecal incontinence. Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:2108-2112. [PMID: 33949072 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Faecal incontinence (FI) is estimated to affect 8.9% of women in the United States, with a significant impact on quality of life. Our aim was to compare urinary symptoms in patients with and without FI with different degrees of severity. METHODS This prospective cohort of women presented for care at a pelvic floor disorder centre between May 2007 and January 2019. We excluded women with a history of bowel resection, prior history of pelvic organ prolapse surgery or existing prolapse symptoms reported by the patient during intake. The primary outcome was the presence of urinary symptoms in women with and without FI by validated questionnaires. A logistic regression model for association of urinary symptoms with FI was performed, adjusting for age, smoking, diabetes, prior hysterectomy and irritable bowel syndrome. RESULTS A total of 2932 met inclusion criteria, and of these 1404 (47.89%) reported FI. In the univariate analysis, patients with FI were more likely to have urgency urinary incontinence (P = 0.01) or mixed urinary incontinence (P < 0.001), report nocturnal enuresis (P < 0.001) or have leakage of urine during sex (P < 0.001). In an adjusted model, FI was associated with concurrent stress (adjusted OR 1.28, P = 0.034), urgency (adjusted OR 1.52, P < 0.001) and mixed incontinence (adjusted OR 1.94, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION In women with pelvic floor disorders, the presence of FI is associated with a higher prevalence of urinary incontinence. Pelvic floor specialists should assess urinary incontinence symptoms along with the presence and severity of FI to provide comprehensive care and guide appropriate therapy.
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- Marcus V Ortega
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Deborah Kelly Center for Outcomes Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pedersen KE, Jia X, Holubar SD, Steele SR, Lightner AL. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:2062-2074. [PMID: 33825296 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM Despite good overall outcomes in most patients undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), there is still hesitation about performing an IPAA in older patients due to the comorbidity burden and concern about incontinence. The aim of this work was to identify short- and long-term outcomes in older patinets undergoing IPAA to determine the perioperative safety and long-term functional success of IPAA in older patients. METHOD A literature search was performed for all publications on IPAA in adults aged ≥50 years that reported short- and long-term outcomes. Data extraction included demographics, 30-day outcomes, long-term functional outcomes and pouch failure. Data were further separated by age group (50-65 and ≥65 years). Outcomes were compared between age groups. Study quality and risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. RESULTS Of 1053 publications reviewed, 13 full papers were included in the analysis. The overall 30-day morbidity and mortality rates were 47.3% and 1.3%, respectively. Thirty-day postoperative rates of small bowel obstruction and pelvic sepsis were 7.6% and 9.9%, respectively. After a median follow-up time of 62 months, rates of pouchitis, incontinence and pouch failure were 13.9%, 17.5% and 7.5%, respectively. There was no statically significant difference in rates of short- or long-term functional outcomes based on age 50-65 versus ≥65 years. CONCLUSION Increasing age did not increase the rate of short- or long-term outcomes, including pouch failure. These data suggest that the decision for IPAA construction should not be based on age alone.
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- Karina E Pedersen
- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Qualitative Health Science, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Bharucha AE, Gantz MG, Rao SS, Lowry AC, Chua H, Karunaratne T, Wu J, Hamilton FA, Whitehead WE. Comparative effectiveness of biofeedback and injectable bulking agents for treatment of fecal incontinence: Design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials 2021; 107:106464. [PMID: 34139357 PMCID: PMC8429255 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fecal incontinence (FI), the involuntary passage of stool, is common and can markedly impair the quality of life. Among patients who fail initial options (pads or protective devices, bowel modifying agents, and pelvic floor exercises), the options are pelvic floor biofeedback (BIO), perianal injection with bulking agents (INJ), and sacral nerve electrical stimulation (SNS), which have not been subjected to head-to-head comparisons. This study will compare the safety and efficacy of BIO and INJ for managing FI. The impact of these approaches on quality-of-life and psychological distress, cost effectiveness, and predictors of response to therapy will also be evaluated. Six centers in the United States will enroll approximately 285 patients with moderate to severe FI. Patients who have 4 or more FI episodes over 2 weeks proceed to a 4-week trial of enhanced medical management (EMM) (ie, education, bowel management, and pelvic floor exercises). Thereafter, 194 non-responders as defined by a less than 75% reduction in the frequency of FI will be randomized to BIO or INJ. Three months later, the efficacy, safety, and cost of therapy will be assessed; non-responders will be invited to choose to add the other treatment or SNS for the remainder of the study. Early EMM responders will be re-evaluated 3 months later and non-responders randomized to BIO or INJ. Standardized, and where appropriate validated approaches will be used for study procedures, which will be performed by trained personnel. Prospectively collected data on care costs and resource utilization will be used for cost effectiveness analyses.
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- Adil E. Bharucha
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mn
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- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga
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- Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Minneapolis, Mn
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mn
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- National Institute of Digestive Diseases, Kidney, and Diabetes, Bethesda, MD
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- Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Doumouchtsis SK, Loganathan J, Pergialiotis V. The Role of Obesity on Urinary and Anal Incontinence in women: a review. BJOG 2021; 129:162-170. [PMID: 34312978 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Obesity is increasing worldwide with significant healthcare implications. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Library for articles registered until June 2020 to explore the relationship between obesity, urinary (UI) and anal incontinence (AI). Obesity is associated with low-grade, systemic inflammation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release, producing reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress (1). This alters collagen metabolism and, in combination with increased intraabdominal pressure, contributes to UI development. Whereas in AI, stool consistency may be a factor. Weight loss can reduce UI and should be a management focus, however effect on AI is less clear. Keywords: Obesity, Urinary incontinence, Anal incontinence.
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- Stergios K Doumouchtsis
- Epsom and Saint, Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surrey, UK
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- Epsom and Saint, Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surrey, UK
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Singh A, Rattan S. BDNF rescues aging-associated internal anal sphincter dysfunction. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 321:G87-G97. [PMID: 34075793 PMCID: PMC8321795 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00090.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Aging can lead to rectoanal incontinence due to internal anal sphincter (IAS) dysfunction, which is characterized by a decrease in IAS tone and contractility and an increase in nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC) relaxation. We aimed to determine whether brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) rescues this aging-associated IAS dysfunction (AAID). To do so, we studied the effects of BDNF on the basal and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)-stimulated IAS smooth muscle tone and on NANC relaxation in Fischer 344 rats representing different age groups [26-mo-old (aging) vs. 6-mo-old (young)], before and after tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) antagonist K252a. We also used isolated smooth muscle cells (SMCs) to determine the effects of BDNF before and after different agonists. For some studies, we monitored NO release using smooth muscle perfusates. BDNF reversed AAID by rescuing the basal IAS tone and agonists [thromboxane A2 analog (U46619) and angiotensin II (ANG II)]-induced contractility, and NANC relaxation. These rescue effects of BDNF were selective as K252a attenuated the changes in the IAS without modifying the effects of K+depolarization. Because of the direct association between the basal and GPCR-stimulated IAS tone and RhoA/ROCK activation, we speculate that this pathway in the rescue effects of BDNF. Conversely, our data suggest that aging-associated increased NANC relaxation is reversed by decreased release of NO and decrease in the sensitivity of the released inhibitory neurotransmitter. In summary, BDNF rescue of AAID involves RhoA/ROCK and inhibitory neurotransmission. These data have direct implications for the role of BDNF in the pathophysiology and therapeutic targeting of aging-associated rectoanal motility disorders.NEW & NOTEWORTHY These studies demonstrate that brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) rescues the aging-associated internal anal sphincter (IAS) dysfunction, characterized by a decrease in IAS tone, and increase in non-adrenergic noncholinergic relaxation. We determined the effects of BDNF on the basal and GPCR (TXA2 and ANG II)-stimulated IAS tone, and on NANC relaxation, before and after TrkB inhibitor K252a. BDNF may have an important role in the pathophysiology and therapeutic targeting of certain rectoanal motility disorders.
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- Arjun Singh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Neshatian L, Williams MJOU, Quigley EM. Rectal Distension Increased the Rectoanal Gradient in Patients with Normal Rectal Sensory Function. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:2345-2352. [PMID: 32761289 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06519-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Frequent observation of abnormal manometric patterns consistent with dyssynergia in healthy volunteers has warranted the need for reassessment of the current methods to enhance the diagnostic value of anorectal manometry in functional defecatory disorders. Whether rectal distention at simulated evacuation will affect anorectal pressure profile and increase rectoanal gradient is not known. METHODS One hundred and eight consecutive patients with chronic constipation, 93 females, median age 53 years (interquartile range: 40-65), were studied. Simulated evacuation was performed firstly with empty balloon and subsequently after balloon distention to 50 and 100 ml. Anorectal pressures were compared. We also performed subgroup analysis in relation to outcome of balloon expulsion test (BET). In addition, we studied the effect of rectal distension on the rectoanal pressure gradient with respect to rectal sensory function. RESULTS Rectal balloon distension at simulated evacuation improved rectoanal gradient and decreased the rate of dyssynergia during high-resolution anorectal manometry. In subgroup analysis, the increase in rectoanal gradient and correction of dyssynergia with rectal distension was limited to the patients who had normal BET and normal rectal sensory function. Rate of anal relaxation, residual anal pressures, and rectoanal gradient were significantly different between patients with and without normal BET at 50 ml of rectal distension. Rectoanal gradient recorded only after rectal distension, along with BMI and maximum tolerable volumes, could predict BET results independently in patients with chronic constipation. CONCLUSIONS Rectal distension during simulated evacuation will affect the anorectal pressure profile. Increase in rectoanal gradient and correction of dyssynergia was only significant in patients with normal rectal sensory function and normal BET.
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- Leila Neshatian
- Lynda K and David M Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, 6550 Fannin St Suite 1201, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Stanford University, 430 Broadway, Pavilion C, 3rd floor, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sunrise Health GME Consortium, Mountain View Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Lynda K and David M Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, 6550 Fannin St Suite 1201, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Silva RRL, Coutinho JFV, Vasconcelos CTM, Vasconcelos Neto JA, Barbosa RGB, B Marques M, Saboia DM, C Maia J. Prevalence of sarcopenia in older women with pelvic floor dysfunction. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021; 263:159-163. [PMID: 34218202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sarcopenia is a determinant of age-related skeletal muscle weakness. In this sense, it is believed that there may be a pathophysiological association between pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) and sarcopenia; however, few articles investigating an association between these two pathologies have been published. OBJECTIVES To identify the prevalence of sarcopenia in older women with PFD and verify the association between the severity of PFD and the severity of sarcopenia. METHODS This cross-sectional study was undertaken in urogynaecology outpatient clinics in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Women with PFD aged ≥ 60 years were included. Women with cognitive impairments, amputations and/or limb fractures were excluded. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and PFD data were evaluated, and tests for measuring muscle strength, muscle mass and physical performance were performed. RESULTS In total, 217 women were included in this study; of these, 121 (55.8%) presented without sarcopenia, 71 (32.7%) presented with probable sarcopenia, 23 (10.6%) presented with confirmed sarcopenia, and two (0.9%) presented with severe sarcopenia. Regarding sarcopenia related to PFD, a higher prevalence of probable sarcopenia was observed in women with urinary incontinence (UI) (n = 55, 77.5%). Confirmed sarcopenia was more prevalent in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) (n = 19, 82.6%); among these cases, most women had POP of the anterior, posterior and apical compartments (n = 8, 42.1%). All the women with severe sarcopenia had UI and POP and, considering the specific types of these dysfunctions, the prevalence of severe sarcopenia was 50.0% in the women with UI and POP of the anterior and apical wall. The most severe stages of POP were associated with sarcopenia (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION The prevalence of sarcopenia in women with PFD was high. Healthcare providers who assist women with PFD should consider the possibility of assessing sarcopenia, especially when faced with more extensive POP in older women. The evaluation of sarcopenia may play a role in the management of women with PFD.
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- Rávida R L Silva
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Sbeit W, Khoury T, Mari A. Diagnostic approach to faecal incontinence: What test and when to perform? World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:1553-1562. [PMID: 33958842 PMCID: PMC8058654 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i15.1553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Faecal incontinence (FI) is a debilitating common end result of several diseases affecting the quality of life and leading to patient disability, morbidity, and increased societal burden. Given the various causes of FI, it is important to assess and identify the underlying pathomechanisms. Several investigatory tools are available including high-resolution anorectal manometry, transrectal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and electromyography. This review article provides an overview on the causes and pathophysiology of FI and the author’s perspective of the stepwise investigation of patients with FI based on the available literature. Overall, high-resolution anorectal manometry should be the first investigatory tool for FI, followed by either transrectal ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging for anal internal sphincter and external anal sphincter injury, respectively.
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- Wisam Sbeit
- Department of Gastroenterology, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia 2210001, Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia 2210001, Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, The Nazareth Hospital, EMMS, Nazareth 464000, Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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Mei L, Patel K, Lehal N, Kern MK, Benjamin A, Sanvanson P, Shaker R. Fatigability of the external anal sphincter muscles using a novel strength training resistance exercise device. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 320:G609-G616. [PMID: 33596155 PMCID: PMC8238165 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00456.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Exercises involving pelvic floor muscles including repetitive voluntary contractions of external anal sphincter (EAS) musculature have been used to improve fecal incontinence. Muscle fatigue is a prerequisite for successful strength training. However, muscle fatigue induced by these exercises has not been systematically studied. We aimed to assess the fatigability of EAS muscles during various exercise methods. Twelve nulliparous (21 ± 2.7 yr) women were studied. We evaluated fatigue during 40 repetitive 3-s contractions and 30-s long squeeze contractions both with and without an intra-anal compressible resistant load. The sequence of exercises was randomized. This load was provided by the continence muscles Resistance Exerciser Device. Anal canal pressures were recorded by high-resolution manometry. Exercise against a resistive load showed significant decrease in anal contractile integral (CI) and maximum squeeze pressure during repetitive short squeeze contractions compared with exercise without a load. Linear regression analysis showed a significant negative correlation between anal CI and successive contraction against load, suggesting "fatigue." Similar findings were observed for maximum squeeze pressure (slope with load = -4.2, P = 0.0003, vs. without load = -0.9, P = 0.3). Long squeeze contraction against a load was also more susceptible to fatigue than without a load (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, repetitive contractions against a compressible load induce fatigue and thus have the potential to strengthen the anal sphincter contractile function than contractions without a load. Fatigue rate in long squeeze contraction exercises with a load is significantly faster than that without a load, also indicating greater effectiveness in inducing muscle fatigue.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Fecal incontinence is a distressing disorder with a mainstay of treatment being pelvic floor muscle exercises. However, none of these exercises has proven occurrence of fatigability, which is an important prerequisite for successful muscle strengthening in rehabilitative exercises. In this study, we proved that we can fatigue the external anal sphincter muscles more efficiently by providing a resistive load during anal repetitive short squeeze contractions and long squeeze contraction exercise.
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- Ling Mei
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Desprez C, Turmel N, Chesnel C, Mistry P, Tamiatto M, Haddad R, Le Breton F, Leroi AM, Hentzen C, Amarenco G. Comparison of clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with urge, mixed, and passive fecal incontinence: a systematic literature review. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:633-644. [PMID: 33210162 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03803-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Two subgroups of fecal incontinence (FI) are described in literature and used in clinical practice. However, the pertinence of this classification of FI is still unknown as there are no clear established guidelines. To a better understanding, we performed a systematic review to characterize the different types of FI (active, passive, or mixed) on the basis of clinical presentation and complementary explorations. METHODS This systematic literature review was performed in reference to recommendations for systematic review using PRISMA guidelines without date restriction, until May 2020. This systematic review was performed without temporal limitation using MEDLINE-PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases. RESULTS Six hundred nine unique citations were identified from all the databases combined. Of those, 21 studies met the inclusion criteria, with 8 retrospective observational studies and 13 prospective observational studies. There was a lack of homogeneity in definitions of passive and urge (active) FI among studies. Prevalence of passive and urge FI was respectively of 4.0-5.0 and 15.0-35.0%. Clinical characteristics, physical examination, and endoanal imaging were not evaluated in most studies. In anorectal manometry, maximal squeeze pressure was higher in passive FI subgroup in most studies and results regarding maximal resting pressure remain discordant. There seemed to be no difference regarding first sensation volume and maximal tolerable volume among subgroups. A few studies evaluated pudendal terminal nerve motor latency with no difference among subgroups. CONCLUSION There is a lack of well-conducted prospective studies comparing the different subtypes of FI with validated definitions in both clinical and paraclinical examinations.
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- Charlotte Desprez
- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France. .,Digestive physiology Unit, Rouen University Hospital, 1 rue de Germont, 76031, Rouen, France.
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- Digestive physiology Unit, Rouen University Hospital, 1 rue de Germont, 76031, Rouen, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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- GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-Urologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France
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Leo CA, Thomas GP, Hodgkinson JD, Leeuwenburgh M, Bradshaw E, Warusavitarne J, Murphy J, Vaizey CJ. Randomized Pilot Study: Anal Inserts Versus Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Patients With Fecal Incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum 2021; 64:466-474. [PMID: 33399411 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anal inserts and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation may be offered to those with fecal incontinence in whom other conservative treatments have failed. OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare anal inserts and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. DESIGN This was an investigator-blinded randomized pilot study. SETTINGS The study was conducted at a large tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS Adult patients with passive or mixed fecal incontinence were recruited. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomly assigned to receive either the anal inserts or weekly percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for a period of 3 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary end point was a 50% reduction of episodes of fecal incontinence per week as calculated by a prospectively completed 2-week bowel diary. Secondary end points were St Mark's incontinence score, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Bowel scores (for bowel pattern, bowel control, and quality of life), use of antidiarrheal agents, estimates of comfort and acceptability. RESULTS Fifty patients were recruited: 25 were randomly assigned to anal inserts and 25 were randomly assigned to percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. All completed treatment. A significant improvement of scores in the 2-week bowel diary, the St Mark's scores and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Bowel scores, was seen in both groups after 3 months of treatment. A reduction of ≥50% fecal incontinence episodes was reached by 76% (n = 19/25) by the anal insert group, compared with 48% (n = 12/25) of those in the percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation group (p = 0.04). The St Mark's fecal incontinence scores and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Bowel scores for bowel pattern, bowel control, and quality of life (p = 0.01) suggest similar improvement for each group. LIMITATIONS A realistic sample size calculation could not be performed because of the paucity of objective prospective studies assessing the effect of the insert device and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Both anal insert and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation improved the symptoms of fecal incontinence after 3 months of treatment. The insert device appeared to be more effective than percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. Larger studies are needed to investigate this further. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/B460. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Clinicaltrials.gov No. NCT04273009. ESTUDIO PILOTO ALEATORIZADO DE INSERCIONES ANALES CONTRA LA ESTIMULACIN PERCUTNEA DEL NERVIO TIBIAL EN PACIENTES CON INCONTINENCIA FECAL ANTECEDENTES:Las inserciones anales y la estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial (PTNS) se pueden ofrecer a las personas con incontinencia fecal que han fallado en otros tratamientos conservadores.OBJETIVO:Nuestro objetivo fue comparar inserciones anales y estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial.DISEÑO:Este fue un estudio piloto aleatorio ciego para investigadores.AJUSTE:El estudio se realizó en un hospital de atención terciaria.PACIENTES:Se reclutaron pacientes adultos con incontinencia fecal pasiva o mixta.INTERVENCIONES:Los pacientes fueron asignados al azar para recibir inserciones anales o estimulación del nervio tibial percutáneo semanal durante un período de tres meses.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE RESULTADO:El principal resultado fue una reducción del 50% de los episodios de incontinencia fecal por semana, según lo calculado mediante un diario intestinal de dos semanas completado de forma prospectiva. Los criterios de valoración secundarios fueron la puntuación de incontinencia de St Mark, las puntuaciones del ICIQ-B (para patrón intestinal, control intestinal y calidad de vida), uso de agentes antidiarreicos, estimaciones de comodidad y aceptabilidad.RESULTADOS:Se reclutaron 50 pacientes: 25 fueron asignados al azar a inserciones anales y 25 a PTNS. Todo el tratamiento completado. Se observó una mejora significativa de las puntuaciones en el diario intestinal de dos semanas, la puntuación de St Mark y la puntuación del ICIQ-B en ambos grupos después de 3 meses de tratamiento. Se alcanzó una reducción de ≥ 50% de los episodios de incontinencia fecal en un 76% (n = 19/25) en el grupo de inserción anal, en comparación con el 48% (n = 12/25) de los del grupo de estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial (p = 0,04). Las puntuaciones de incontinencia fecal de St Mark, las puntuaciones del ICIQ-B para el patrón intestinal, el control intestinal y la calidad de vida (p = 0,01) sugieren una mejora similar para cada grupo.LIMITACIONES:No se pudo realizar un cálculo realista del tamaño de la muestra debido a la escasez de estudios prospectivos objetivos que evaluaran el efecto del dispositivo de inserción y la estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial.CONCLUSIONES:Tanto la inserción anal como la estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial mejoraron los síntomas de incontinencia fecal después de 3 meses de tratamiento. El dispositivo de inserción parecia ser más efectivo que la estimulación percutánea del nervio tibial. Se necesitan estudios más amplios para investigar esto más a fondo. Consulte Video Resumen en http://links.lww.com/DCR/B460.NÚMERO DE REGISTRO DE PRUEBA:Clinicaltrials.gov No. NCT04273009.
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- Cosimo Alex Leo
- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery, Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Mazor Y, Prott G, Jones M, Ejova A, Kellow J, Malcom A. Factors Associated With Response to Anorectal Biofeedback Therapy in Patients With Fecal Incontinence. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:492-502.e5. [PMID: 32251788 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Anorectal biofeedback (BF) is commonly used to treat patients with fecal incontinence (FI), but demand usually exceeds availability. It is therefore important to identify patients most likely to respond to BF treatment. We aimed to identify pre-treatment clinical or physiologic factors that might be used to predict completion and success of BF in women with FI. METHODS We analyzed data from 400 women with FI (mean age, 61 ± 14 y) undergoing instrumental BF in a tertiary care setting from 2003 through 2016. All patients completed questionnaires before BF, including Rome and the hospital anxiety and depression scale questionnaires. Histories of medication use, surgery, medical conditions, and bowel pattern were recorded, urge was assessed, and patients kept stool diaries. Before and after treatment (6 weekly sessions with a gastroenterologist-supervised nurse specialist, 4 involving instrumented anorectal biofeedback), patients were examined by a physician and fecal incontinence severity index and visual analogue scale scores were recorded. The main outcome measure was response to therapy, defined as improvement of 50% or more in weekly FI episodes at the end of BF compared with before BF. RESULTS The BF treatment was completed by 363 women (91%); of these, 62 had low baseline symptom frequency (no FI episodes in the 2 weeks before BF). Younger age was associated with failure to complete treatment. Of the 301 patients remaining, 202 patients (67%) had a response to therapy; among these women, urge FI was associated with response at end of BF, but not at follow up (6 months after therapy). Baseline severity of symptom scores and quality of life measures were associated with greater improvement in the same variable at the end of BF and after 6 months. Patients with low baseline symptom frequency improved in all secondary outcome measures, similar to patients with higher baseline symptom frequency. CONCLUSIONS In an analysis of 363 women with FI, approximately two-thirds had a response to BF treatment. Urge FI was the only baseline variable associated with response. Baseline severity of symptoms and quality of life measures were associated with greater improvement in the same variable, but not overall response. It is therefore a challenge to select treatment for patients with FI.
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- Yoav Mazor
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW
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- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
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Kim H, Shim J, Seo Y, Lee C, Chang Y. What Is Fecal Incontinence That Urologists Need to Know? Int Neurourol J 2021; 25:23-33. [PMID: 33504128 PMCID: PMC8022170 DOI: 10.5213/inj.2040240.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fecal incontinence (FI) undoubtedly reduces quality of life and adversely affects the social life of the affected individual. FI has a higher prevalence with age and has an equivalent prevalence to urinary incontinence in patients with genitourinary disease, but is often not confirmed in these cases. A thorough investigation is needed to diagnose FI, with the common etiology of this condition in mind, and several questionnaires can be used to identify symptoms. The physical examination contains digital rectal examination carries out to identify the patient's condition. Ultrasound, colonoscopy, and rectum pressure test can be performed. Patients educated in diet-related issues, bowel movements, and defecation mechanism. Nonoperative options such as diet control and Kegel exercise should be performed at first. Surgical treatment of FI is considered when conservative management and oral medications produce no improvement. Surgical options include less invasive procedures like bulking agent injections, and more involved approaches from sacral nerve stimulation to invasive direct sphincter repair and artificial bowel sphincter insertion. Good outcomes in FI cases have also recently been reported for barrier devices.
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- HongWook Kim
- Department of Urology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Konyang University Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Fecal incontinence can be a challenging and stigmatizing disease with a high prevalence in the elderly population. Despite effective treatment options, most patients do not receive care. Clues in the history and physical examination can assist the provider in establishing the diagnosis. Direct inquiry about the presence of incontinence is key. Bowel disturbances are common triggers for symptoms and represent some of the easiest treatment targets. We review the epidemiology and impact of the disease, delineate a diagnostic and treatment approach for primary care physicians to identify patients with suspected fecal incontinence and describe appropriate treatment options.
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- Trisha Pasricha
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang 5, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, CRP 9, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang 5, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, CRP 9, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Personality of patients with fecal incontinence. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:331-337. [PMID: 33000298 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03758-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Although idiopathic fecal incontinence (FI) patients have some psychological characteristics, the personality of FI patients was not described. The present study aims to describe the clinical and personality characteristics of FI patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective observational study included 996 outpatients, 72 with fecal incontinence. They filled out the Rome III diagnostic questionnaire, the personality inventory MMPI-2, the questionnaires for urological and sexual disorders, and Likert scales for bowel disorders perceived symptom severity. The main outcome measures were the presence in FI patients of functional gastrointestinal disorders, the self-reported symptom severity, and the personality profile. RESULTS Patients were mainly females (72%). FI patients were characterized by higher age (P = 0.015), and by a higher prevalence of functional diarrhea (P = 0.001), urological (P = 0.001), and sexual disorders (P = 0.005). These patients also report higher diarrhea severity (P < 0.001) and lower abdominal pain severity (P = 0.009). The personality of FI patients is distinguished by a higher score for psychopathic deviate (P = 0.006), social responsibility (P = 0.003), Mac Andrew revised scale (P = 0.005), and antisocial practice (P = 0.007), and a lower score for type A behavior (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION FI patients are characterized not only by older age, and a high prevalence of diarrhea but also by a specific personality profile characterized by an unfavorable comparison with others.
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The Prevalence of Enteropathy Symptoms from the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract and the Evaluation of Anorectal Function in Diabetes Mellitus Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10030415. [PMID: 33499216 PMCID: PMC7866006 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10030415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Complications affecting the gastrointestinal tract often occur in the course of diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to evaluate enteropathy symptoms and anorectal function using high-resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM). Fifty DM patients and 20 non-DM controls were enrolled into the study. Clinical data and laboratory tests were collected, physical examination and HRAM were performed. Symptoms in the lower gastrointestinal tract were reported by 72% of patients. DM patients with a long disease duration reported anal region discomfort (p = 0.028) and a sensation of incomplete evacuation (p = 0.036) more often than patients with shorter diabetes duration. Overall, DM patients had a lower maximal squeeze pressure (MSP) (p = 0.001) and a higher mean threshold of minimal rectal sensation (p < 0.01) than control subjects. They presented with enhanced features of dyssynergic defection than the control group. MSP and maximal resting pressure (MRP) were significantly lower in the group of long-term diabetes (p = 0.024; p = 0.026 respectively) than in patients with a short-term diabetes. The same observation was noted for patients with enteropathy symptoms that control for MSP (p < 0.01; p < 0.01; p = 0.03) and MRP (p < 0.001; p = 0.0036; p = 0.0046), respectively, for incontinence, constipation, and diarrhea. Symptoms in the lower gastrointestinal tract are often reported by DM patients. All DM patients have impaired function of the external anal sphincter and present enhanced features of dyssynergic defecation and also impaired visceral sensation. Patients with long-standing DM and patients with enteropathy symptoms have severely impaired function of both anal sphincters.
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Bharucha AE, Oblizajek NR. Translumbosacral Neuromodulation Therapy Is a Promising Option for Fecal Incontinence. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:80-81. [PMID: 33273260 PMCID: PMC7775327 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Fecal incontinence is a common symptom that can significantly impair quality of life. The treatment options range from conservative measures (e.g., Kegel exercises, pelvic floor biofeedback therapy, fiber supplementation, or medications) to noninvasive nerve stimulation (e.g., posterior tibial nerve stimulation and transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation), implanted neurostimulation (i.e., sacral nerve stimulation), perianal injection of dextranomer, and anal sphincteroplasty. In this issue of the journal, a promising, uncontrolled study suggests that noninvasive, repetitive magnetic stimulation of the lumbosacral nerves significantly improved symptoms, increased anal squeeze pressure, and increased rectal compliance in patients with fecal continence. Sham-controlled studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
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- Adil E Bharucha
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Hoke TP, Meyer I, Blanchard CT, Szychowski JM, Richter HE. Characterization of symptom severity and impact on four fecal incontinence phenotypes in women presenting for evaluation. Neurourol Urodyn 2020; 40:237-244. [PMID: 33080084 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIM To characterize symptom-specific distress and impact on quality of life (QOL) among women with urge, passive, and combined urge/passive fecal incontinence (FI) phenotypes. A secondary aim was to characterize FI symptom-specific distress and impact on women with a novel fourth phenotype, stress FI. METHODS Women with at least monthly FI from 2003 to 2017 were included. Participants completed the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire (MMHQ) including MHQ and Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI). Anorectal manometry (ARM) and endoanal ultrasound (EAUS) testing was performed. Total MHQ and FISI scores were compared across FI subtypes controlling for pertinent baseline covariates. RESULTS The cohort included 404 subjects, 220 meeting criteria for urge FI, 67 passive FI, and 117 combined urge/passive FI. On MHQ, women with combined urge/passive FI were most impacted (p < 0.01). FISI scores were significantly different from combined urge/passive FI having the greatest impact (38.1 ± 12.5) and urge FI (31.1 ± 11.3), p < 0.01 having the least. No differences were observed in ARM measurements or anal sphincter defects among the three groups (all p > 0.05). Twenty-nine subjects were identified with stress FI. There were no differences in overall MHQ or FISI scores or anal sphincter evaluation among the urge, passive, and stress FI groups (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Women with combined urge/passive FI have higher symptom distress and impact on QOL than urge or passive FI alone. Further research is needed to determine the significance of stress FI as a subtype and response to treatment.
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- Tanya P Hoke
- Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Pelvic floor physical therapy in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction in women. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2020; 31:485-493. [PMID: 31609735 DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000000584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To describe the principles of pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT), review the evidence for PFPT as a treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction, and summarize the current recommendations for PFPT as a first-line conservative treatment option for pelvic floor disorders. RECENT FINDINGS Pelvic floor dysfunction can cause voiding and defecation problems, pelvic organ prolapse (POP), sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain. PFPT is a program of functional retraining to improve pelvic floor muscle strength, endurance, power, and relaxation in patients with pelvic floor dysfunction. Based on the available evidence, PFPT with or without supplemental modalities can improve or cure symptoms of urinary incontinence, POP, fecal incontinence, peripartum and postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction, and hypertonic pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic floor myofascial pain, dyspareunia, vaginismus, and vulvodynia. Currently, there is conflicting evidence regarding the effectiveness of perioperative PFPT before or after POP and urinary incontinence surgery. SUMMARY PFPT has robust evidence-based support and clear benefit as a first-line treatment for most pelvic floor disorders. Standards of PFPT treatment protocols, however, vary widely and larger well designed trials are recommended to show long-term effectiveness.
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Physiotherapy for Prevention and Treatment of Fecal Incontinence in Women-Systematic Review of Methods. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9103255. [PMID: 33053702 PMCID: PMC7600070 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fecal incontinence (FI) affects approximately 0.25-6% of the population, both men and women. The most common causes of FI are damage to/weakness of the anal sphincter muscle and/or pelvic floor muscles, as well as neurological changes in the central or peripheral nervous system. The purpose of this study is to report the results of a systematic review of the possibilities and effectiveness of physiotherapy techniques for the prevention and treatment of FI in women. For this purpose, the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched for 2000-2020. A total of 22 publications qualified for detailed analysis. The studies showed that biofeedback (BF), anal sphincter muscle exercises, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), and electrostimulation (ES) are effective in relieving FI symptoms, as reflected in the International Continence Society recommendations (BF: level A; PFMT and ES: level B). Research has confirmed that physiotherapy, by improving muscle strength, endurance, and anal sensation, is beneficial in the prevention of FI, both as an independent method of conservative treatment or in pre/post-surgery treatment. Moreover, it can significantly improve the quality of life of patients. In conclusion, physiotherapy (in particular, BF, PFMT, or ES, as effective methods) should be one of the key elements in the comprehensive therapy of patients with FI.
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Ekstein-Badichi N, Shoham-Vardi I, Weintraub AY. Temporal trends in the incidence of and associations between the risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020; 3:100247. [PMID: 33451614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstetrical anal sphincter injuries are an important complication of vaginal deliveries that may result in short- and long-term pelvic floor morbidity and a diminished quality of life in young, healthy women. The prevalence of obstetrical anal sphincter injuries ranges from 0.1% to 8.7%. Over recent years, there seems to be a trend of increasing occurrence of obstetrical anal sphincter injuries worldwide. It is unclear why the rates are rising. Previous studies have examined the effect of different risk factors on the prevalence of obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. The change in the incidence of some risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries can partially explain the overall increase in obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. There is no previous study that explored the impact of the changes of individual risk factors over time on the risk for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study was to examine the temporal trends in the prevalence and odds ratio of the major risk factors known to be associated with obstetrical anal sphincter injuries in the period from 1988 to 2016. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort study that included all women who underwent vaginal deliveries between 1988 and 2016 at a tertiary university medical center. The time intervals were divided into 4 periods (1988-1997, 1998-2007, 2008-2016, and the total time from 1988 to 2016) and the incidence of each risk factor was calculated for each time period. Correlation models and regression analysis were performed to examine the association between obstetrical anal sphincter injuries and the different risk factors over time. Furthermore, the trends in the odds ratios of the important risk factors over the time periods were evaluated using a multivariate regression analysis in which the primiparous women were separated from the multiparous women. RESULTS During the study period, there were 295,668 vaginal deliveries. Of these, 591 women were diagnosed with obstetrical anal sphincter injuries (0.2%). The significant risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries (P<.05) in the multivariable analysis were the following: primiparity, vaginal birth after cesarean delivery, vacuum extraction, and a birthweight of >4 kg. There was a significant (P<.05) increase in the incidence over the study period for the following risk factors: primiparity, vaginal birth after cesarean delivery, and vacuum extraction. No change was found in the incidence of the risk factor of a birthweight of >4 kg. In addition, we found a strengthening of the association between vaginal birth after cesarean delivery and macrosomia with obstetrical anal sphincter injuries, as opposed to a decline in the relative contribution of vacuum extraction to the overall risk for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. Moreover, we found that obstetrical anal sphincter injuries among primiparous women increased 7-fold over the study period but was unchanged among multiparous women. CONCLUSION We have shown significant (P<.05) temporal trends in the incidence and odds ratio of some of the known risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. A better understanding of the changes in the incidence and specific contribution of important risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter injuries may explain, in part, the worldwide increase in the prevalence of this important and detrimental complication of vaginal birth.
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- Naava Ekstein-Badichi
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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D’Amico F, Wexner SD, Vaizey CJ, Gouynou C, Danese S, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Tools for fecal incontinence assessment: lessons for inflammatory bowel disease trials based on a systematic review. United European Gastroenterol J 2020; 8:886-922. [PMID: 32677555 PMCID: PMC7707876 DOI: 10.1177/2050640620943699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fecal incontinence is a disabling condition affecting up to 20% of women. OBJECTIVE We investigated fecal incontinence assessment in both inflammatory bowel disease and non-inflammatory bowel disease patients to propose a diagnostic approach for inflammatory bowel disease trials. METHODS We searched on Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane Library for all studies on adult inflammatory bowel disease and non-inflammatory bowel disease patients reporting data on fecal incontinence assessment from January 2009 to December 2019. RESULTS In total, 328 studies were included; 306 studies enrolled non-inflammatory bowel disease patients and 22 studies enrolled inflammatory bowel disease patients. In non-inflammatory bowel disease trials the most used tools were the Wexner score, fecal incontinence quality of life questionnaire, Vaizey score and fecal incontinence severity index (in 187, 91, 62 and 33 studies). Anal manometry was adopted in 41.2% and endoanal ultrasonography in 34.0% of the studies. In 142 studies (46.4%) fecal incontinence evaluation was performed with a single instrument, while in 64 (20.9%) and 100 (32.7%) studies two or more instruments were used. In inflammatory bowel disease studies the Wexner score, Vaizey score and inflammatory bowel disease quality of life questionnaire were the most commonly adopted tools (in five (22.7%), five (22.7%) and four (18.2%) studies). Anal manometry and endoanal ultrasonography were performed in 45.4% and 18.2% of the studies. CONCLUSION Based on prior validation and experience, we propose to use the Wexner score as the first step for fecal incontinence assessment in inflammatory bowel disease trials. Anal manometry and/or endoanal ultrasonography should be taken into account in the case of positive questionnaires.
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- Ferdinando D’Amico
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Curtin B, Jimenez E, Rao SSC. Clinical Evaluation of a Patient With Symptoms of Colonic or Anorectal Motility Disorders. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2020; 26:423-436. [PMID: 32989182 PMCID: PMC7547199 DOI: 10.5056/jnm20012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, fecal incontinence, abdominal pain, and anorectal pain are problems that affect 40% of the population. They commonly present with overlapping symptoms indicating that their pathophysiology affects multiple segments of the gut as well as brain and gut interactions. Clinically, although some conditions are readily recognized, dyssynergic defecation, fecal incontinence, and anorectal pain are often missed or misdiagnosed. Consequently, the assessment of lower gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with suspected colonic or anorectal motility disorder(s) remains challenging for most clinicians. A detailed history, use of the Bristol stool form scale, prospective stool diaries, ideally through a phone App, digital rectal examination, and judicious use of complementary diagnostic tests are essential. Additionally, it is important to evaluate the impact of these problems on quality of life and psychosocial issues, because they are intricately linked with these disorders. The Rome IV diagnostic questionnaire for functional gastrointestinal disorders can provide additional information often missed during history taking. Here, we discuss a systematic approach for the clinical evaluation of patients with suspected lower gastrointestinal problems, grouped under 4 common diagnostic categories. We describe how to take a detailed history, perform meticulous digital rectal examination, and use validated tools to supplement clinical evaluation, including assessments of quality of life and scoring systems for disease severity and digital Apps. These tools could facilitate a comprehensive plan for clinical management including diagnostic tests, and translate the patients' complaints into definable, diagnostic categories.
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- Bryan Curtin
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Health Center, Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Health Center, Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Health Center, Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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Updates in treating fecal incontinence in women. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2020; 32:461-467. [PMID: 32925257 DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000000660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Fecal incontinence is a chronic condition that can significantly affect a woman's quality of life. The pathogenesis of fecal incontinence is multifaceted and management ranges from supportive care, medical therapy to more invasive surgical procedures. This review will discuss the recent advancements in treating fecal incontinence. RECENT FINDINGS The pelvic floor disorder consortium has created a consensus document with recommendations on pelvic floor symptom measurement tools, patient-reported instruments, and questionnaires that should be used when evaluating fecal incontinence. There is new robust data reinforcing the importance of conservative management prior to proceeding with more invasive treatment. Lastly, several novel therapies that were developed in the past decade now have longer term data on safety and efficacy. SUMMARY Management of fecal incontinence is challenging, as no one therapy has been proven to be predominately effective. We should continue to first optimize patients with conservative therapy followed by induction of more advanced therapies. There needs to be continued efforts to develop and evaluate effective treatment guidelines and therapies for fecal incontinence.
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Introduction Defecation disorders, whether anal incontinence or chronic intestinal constipation, are frequent pelvic floor alterations in the general population and are more common in those with risk factors,i.e., in the elderly, women with an obstetric background, and those with comorbidities, history of pelvic radiotherapy, diabetics, the bedridden, or those with history of orifice surgery, among others.
Objective To analyze the incidence of defecation disorders in geriatric patients treated at the Medical Specialties Outpatient Service (MSOS) of Hospital Santa Marcelina.
Methods Prospective, randomized study that interviewed the same patients in two moments: 1) subjective anamnesis through spontaneous history and 2) objective anamnesis with specific questionnaires to assess anal incontinence and chronic constipation.
Results Between March 2016 and June 2017, 149 patients were analyzed, of whom 114 (76.5%) were female, with a similar mean age between genders; 51.67% had symptoms of anal incontinence and/or chronic constipation. Only 35.5% of patients with complaints of fecal leakage or flatus spontaneously reported them, while 87.1% of constipated patients did so. In the present study, no significant correlation was observed between the mode of delivery (p = 0.106), pregnancy (p = 0.099), and the number of deliveries (p = 0.126) with anal incontinence. In turn, there was no higher incidence of chronic intestinal constipation in females (p = 0.099) and most patients with this complaint had Bristol type 1 or 2 stools.
Conclusion The incidence of defecation disorders in the geriatric population is high and, most notably, anal incontinence is not spontaneously reported by most patients.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and management of primary constipation and fecal incontinence in the elderly. RECENT FINDINGS Among elderly people, 6.5%, 1.7%, and 1.1% have functional constipation, constipation-predominant IBS, and opioid-induced constipation. In elderly people, the number of colonic enteric neurons and smooth muscle functions is preserved; decreased cholinergic function with unopposed nitrergic relaxation may explain colonic motor dysfunction. Less physical activity or dietary fiber intake and postmenopausal hormonal therapy are risk factors for fecal incontinence in elderly people. Two thirds of patients with fecal incontinence respond to biofeedback therapy. Used in combination, loperamide and biofeedback therapy are more effective than placebo, education, and biofeedback therapy. Vaginal or anal insert devices are another option. In the elderly, constipation and fecal incontinence are common and often distressing symptoms that can often be managed by addressing bowel disturbances. Selected diagnostic tests, prescription medications, and, infrequently, surgical options should be considered when necessary.
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- Brototo Deb
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Introduction. Knowledge of fecal incontinence (FI) in medical professionals is poor. Undergraduate education is limited despite its relevance to many specialties. Our aim was to review undergraduate curriculum requirements for FI across the UK and evaluate the impact of a teaching tool on medical student knowledge. Methods. Governing bodies and medical school curricula were identified and searched for FI knowledge requirements. A questionnaire was developed to assess undergraduate exposure to FI teaching. This information was consolidated with a discussion group involving medical students and used to develop an e-learning module. Intervention was performed by trialing the module in a group of medical students and evaluated with feedback. Results. There is a considerable absence of undergraduate learning requirements for FI. Only 19% of medical students had received teaching on the subject despite there being a demand for more coverage (43%). A group discussion guided the development of an e-learning module. Introduction of this significantly improved medical students understanding in all aspects of diagnosis and management of FI. Conclusions. There is a shortfall in the undergraduate curriculum requirements for this common and debilitating problem. An e-learning module can enhance knowledge and understanding in medical students to improve patient care and management.
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Kim M, Reibetanz J. [Surgical reconstruction of traumatic sphincter muscle defects]. Chirurg 2020; 91:870-877. [PMID: 32474615 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-020-01206-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Traumatic anal sphincter muscle defects often occur after childbirth and surgery and can lead to fecal incontinence that requires further treatment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to illustrate the etiology of traumatic sphincter muscle defects, the treatment options of subsequent fecal incontinence and their evaluation on the basis of current studies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Selected studies are presented. RESULTS Fecal incontinence presenting with a traumatic sphincter muscle defect is often due to multiple factors especially in the aged and makes the use of extended diagnostic tools necessary; however, the subjective complaints do not always correlate with morphological or functional diagnostic findings. Besides reconstructive procedures, such as sphincteroplasty and graciloplasty, sphincter augmentation techniques and sacral nerve stimulation can also be applied in traumatic sphincter muscle defects that are often associated with a loss of efficacy in the long term or a high rate of adverse events. CONCLUSION The fecal incontinence associated with traumatic sphincter insufficiency represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to the multifactorial origin. It is not uncommon that patients have to undergo several surgical and conservative interventions.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Transplantations‑, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Transplantations‑, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland
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Sharma A, Rao SSC. Epidemiologic Trends and Diagnostic Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2020; 16:302-309. [PMID: 34035733 PMCID: PMC8132710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fecal incontinence (FI) is a prevalent condition that occurs in up to 15% of the Western population and significantly impairs quality of life. The current understanding of the epidemiology of FI is shifting because of an increasing recognition of FI in men, better appreciation for the impact of changing obstetric practices on FI in women, and comprehension of the effect of modifiable risk factors on the development of FI over time. The pathophysiology of FI is complex and multifactorial, which necessitates the use of multiple diagnostic tests, including tests of anorectal sensorimotor function, peripheral nerve function, and anatomic structure. Translumbosacral anorectal magnetic stimulation is an emerging noninvasive diagnostic test for assessing lumbosacral neuropathy. This article is not intended as a comprehensive recitation of the literature, but rather focuses on recent developments in the understanding of the epidemiology of FI, as well as on the diagnostic evaluation of this condition. This article aims to increase awareness of FI and to outline an initial diagnostic approach to affected patients.
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- Dr Sharma is an associate professor of medicine and Dr Rao is a professor of medicine and the J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia
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- Dr Sharma is an associate professor of medicine and Dr Rao is a professor of medicine and the J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia
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Whitehead WE, Simren M, Busby-Whitehead J, Heymen S, van Tilburg MAL, Sperber AD, Palsson OS. Fecal Incontinence Diagnosed by the Rome IV Criteria in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 18:385-391. [PMID: 31154029 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The diagnostic criteria for fecal incontinence (FI) were made more restrictive in the Rome IV revision. We aimed to determine the characteristics of FI patients defined by the Rome IV criteria, assess how FI frequency and amount affect quality of life, identify risk factors, and compare prevalence values among countries. METHODS We performed an internet-based survey of 5931 subjects in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, from September to December 2015. Subjects were stratified by country, sex, and age. Responders answered questions about diagnosis, health care use, and risk factors. We performed multivariate linear regression analysis to identify risk factors for FI. RESULTS FI was reported by 957 subjects (16.1%) but only 196 (3.3%) fulfilled the Rome IV criteria. Frequency of FI was less than twice a month for 672/957 subjects (70.2%) and duration was less than 6 months for 285/957 subjects (29.8%). Quality of life was significantly impaired in all subjects with FI compared to subjects with fecal continence. The strongest risk factors for FI were diarrhea, urgency to defecate, and abdominal pain. FI was more prevalent in the United States than in the United Kingdom. Between-country differences were due to less diarrhea and urgency in the United Kingdom. CONCLUSIONS Rome IV FI prevalence is lower than previous estimates because the new criteria exclude many individuals with less frequent or short duration FI. These excluded patients have impaired quality of life. It might be appropriate to make a diagnosis of FI for all patients with FI ≥2 times in 3 months and to provide additional information on frequency, duration, and amount of stool lost to assist clinicians in treatment selection.
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- William E Whitehead
- Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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- Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Aging and Health, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Clinical Research, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina; School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Is Fluid Intake Associated With Fecal Incontinence in Women? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2020; 26:137-140. [PMID: 31990802 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this study was to determine if fecal incontinence (FI) is associated with self-reported fluid intake in women seeking care for pelvic floor disorders. The secondary aim was to determine the association between bowel symptoms and fluids associated with FI. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of women presenting for evaluation of pelvic floor disorders from 2009 to 2015. The presence of FI was defined as an affirmative response of any frequency to the question, "During the last 4 weeks, how often have you leaked or soiled yourself with stool?" Data on fluid intake and bowel symptoms were collected using the Questionnaire-based Voiding Diary and Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory short form, respectively. The relationship between FI and quartiles of fluid intake, as well as the relationship between bowel symptoms and fluids associated with FI, was analyzed. RESULTS Nine hundred twenty-four women were included: 379 (41%) with and 545 (59%) without FI. There was an association between FI and increasing total carbonated fluid intake (P = 0.009) and decreasing water intake (P = 0.009). The associations between FI and carbonated fluid intake and FI and water intake remained significant after controlling for patient characteristics (P < 0.05). There was a significant association between the symptom of straining to defecate and carbonated beverage intake (P = 0.046), which remained significant after controlling for patient characteristics (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Consumption of carbonated beverages is associated with FI in women. Intake of carbonated fluids is associated with bowel symptoms that may exacerbate FI symptoms.
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Fecal incontinence, or the involuntary leakage of solid or loose stool, is estimated to affect 7-15% of community-dwelling women (1). It is associated with reduced quality of life, negative psychologic effects, and social stigma (2), yet many women do not report their symptoms or seek treatment. Less than 3% of women who do self-report fecal incontinence will have this diagnosis recorded in their medical record (3). Obstetrician-gynecologists are in a unique position to identify women with fecal incontinence because pregnancy, childbirth, obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), and pelvic floor dysfunction are important risk factors that contribute to fecal incontinence in women. The purpose of this Practice Bulletin is to provide evidence-based guidelines on the screening, evaluation, and management of fecal incontinence to help obstetrician-gynecologists diagnose the condition and provide conservative treatment or referral for further work up and surgical management when appropriate. For discussion on fecal incontinence associated with OASIS, see Practice Bulletin No. 198, Prevention and Management of Obstetric Lacerations at Vaginal Delivery (4).
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Zhou Z, Yan G, Wang Z, Jiang P, Yao S, Ding Z, Hua F. Inhibition of hyperplasia during the implantation of the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter. Int J Artif Organs 2020; 43:482-493. [PMID: 31928125 DOI: 10.1177/0391398819900187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to extend the implantation lifetime of the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter by inhibiting the occurrence of hyperplasia following the implantation process. METHOD A new transmission structure was designed inside the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter to generate an adequate torque to maintain the feces, even if hyperplasia developed around the prosthetic sphincter. An outer shell was added to the prosthetic sphincter to decelerate the occurrence of hyperplasia on the outer shell side. Medical titanium alloy was tested to replace the nylon-12 prosthetic sphincter, while polyetheretherketone was used for the construction of the power supply unit in the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter system instead of nylon-12. In vivo experiments were conducted to evaluate all the methods presented in this study with 10 Pa Ma piglets, 1 domestic pig, and 1 beagle dog during the past 2 years. RESULTS Compared with the previous prosthetic sphincter that was equipped with a fixed-axle gear transmission, the new transmission structure is equipped with a planet-gear train managed to generate a prosthetic sphincter output with a 53% larger torque but with the same size and type of motor as that used previously and increase the implantation lifetime by 56%. After the replacement of the nylon-12, the new prosthetic sphincter made of medical titanium alloy succeeded in extending the implanted lifetime by 83%. In addition, the lifetime was increased by 143%, when an outer shell was added to the prosthetic sphincter. Polyetheretherketone significantly decreased the growth rate of hyperplasia around the power supply unit by 44% after the replacement of the power supply unit material. After the combination of all the improvements, the longest implantation lifetime of the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter during the in vivo experiments was 7 months and 10 days, which reflected an improvement of 249%. CONCLUSION All methods posted in this study were evaluated to be effective to prolong the implantation lifetime of the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter. Among the methods proposed, the most effective was the addition of the outer shell to the puborectalis-like artificial anal sphincter. The least effective method was the improvement of the transmission structure. Medical titanium alloy and polyetheretherketone were good replacements for nylon-12 that managed to extend the implantation lifetime and yield a moderate improvement.
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- Zerun Zhou
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63:6-23. [PMID: 31804265 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Singh A, Mohanty I, Singh J, Rattan S. BDNF augments rat internal anal sphincter smooth muscle tone via RhoA/ROCK signaling and nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation via increased NO release. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2020; 318:G23-G33. [PMID: 31682160 PMCID: PMC6985850 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00247.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Presently, there are no studies examining the neuromodulatory effects of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) on the basal internal anal sphincter (IAS) tone and nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC) relaxation. To examine this, we determined the neuromuscular effects of BDNF on basal IAS smooth muscle tone and the smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and the effects of NANC nerve stimulation before and after high-affinity receptor tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) antagonist K252a. We also investigated the mechanisms underlying BDNF-augmented increase in the IAS tone and NANC relaxation. We found that BDNF-increased IAS tone and SMC contractility were TTX resistant and attenuated by K252a. TrkB-specific agonist 7,8-dihydroxyflavone, similar to BDNF, also produced a concentration-dependent increase in the basal tone, whereas TrkB inhibitors K252a and ANA-12 produced a decrease in the tone. In addition, BDNF produced leftward shifts in the concentration-response curves with U46619 and ANG II (but not with bethanechol and K+ depolarization), and these shifts were reversed by K252a. Effects of Y27632 and Western blot data indicated that the BDNF-induced increase in IAS tone was mediated via RhoA/ROCK. BDNF-augmented NANC relaxation by electrical field stimulation was found to be mediated via the nitric oxide (NO)/soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) pathway rather than via increased sensitivity to NO. In conclusion, the net effect of BDNF was that it caused an increase in the basal IAS tone via RhoA/ROCK signaling. BDNF also augmented NANC relaxation via NO/sGC. These findings may have relevance to the role of BDNF in the pathophysiology and therapeutic targeting of the IAS-associated rectoanal motility disorders.NEW & NOTEWORTHY These studies for the first time to our knowledge demonstrate that increased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF; conceivably released from smooth muscle cells and/or the enteric neurons) has two major effects. First, BDNF augments the internal anal sphincter (IAS) tone via tyrosine kinase receptor B/thromboxane A2-receptor, angiotensin II receptor type 1/RhoA/ROCK signaling; and second, it increases nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation via nitric oxide/soluble guanylate cyclase. These studies may have relevance in therapeutic targeting in the anorectal motility disorders associated with the IAS.
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- Arjun Singh
- 1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 2Department of Pharmacology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 3Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2019; 26:1-15. [PMID: 31833996 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bordeianou LG, Anger J, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell K, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull T. Measuring pelvic floor disorder symptoms using patient-reported instruments: proceedings of the consensus meeting of the pelvic floor consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Tech Coloproctol 2019; 24:5-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s10151-019-02125-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dadhich P, Bohl JL, Tamburrini R, Zakhem E, Scott C, Kock N, Mitchell E, Gilliam J, Bitar KN. BioSphincters to treat Fecal Incontinence in Nonhuman Primates. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18096. [PMID: 31792260 PMCID: PMC6888838 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54440-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Loss of anorectal resting pressure due to internal anal sphincter (IAS) dysfunctionality causes uncontrolled fecal soiling and leads to passive fecal incontinence (FI). The study is focused on immediate and long-term safety and potential efficacy of bioengineered IAS BioSphincters to treat passive FI in a clinically relevant large animal model of passive FI. Passive FI was successfully developed in Non-Human Primates (NHPs) model. The implantation of autologous intrinsically innervated functional constructs resolved the fecal soiling, restored the resting pressure and Recto Anal Inhibitory Reflex (RAIR) within 1-month. These results were sustained with time, and efficacy was preserved up to 12-months. The histological studies validated manometric results with the regeneration of a well-organized neuro-muscular population in IAS. The control groups (non-treated and sham) remained affected by poor anal hygiene, lower resting pressure, and reduced RAIR throughout the study. The pathological assessment of implants, blood, and the vital organs confirmed biocompatibility without any adverse effect after implantation. This regenerative approach of implanting intrinsically innervated IAS BioSphincters has the potential to offer a better quality of life to the patients suffering from FI.
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- Prabhash Dadhich
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
- Program in Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
- Program in Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Animal Resources Program, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Section on Gastroenterology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
- Program in Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
- Section on Gastroenterology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
- Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
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Hormone Replacement for Pelvic Floor Disorders. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-019-00536-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Getting Ready for Continence Certification. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2019; 46:550-552. [DOI: 10.1097/won.0000000000000584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tokay Tarhan S, Atuğ Ö, Giral A, İmeryüz N. Effect of gender on the etiology of fecal incontinence: Retrospective analysis of a tertiary referral center in Turkey. TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2019; 30:782-788. [PMID: 31530522 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2019.18923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Anorectal diseases, including fecal incontinence, are prevalent and have an enormous impact on the quality of life. Therefore, investigating their etiological factors may help to reduce the incidence and/or the severity of the underlying diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Referral complaints (constipation, strained defecation, and incontinence) and medical and anorectal manometry records of 883 (562 female/321 male, ages 45.17±1.00 and 48.41±0.63 years, respectively) patients were evaluated retrospectively. Maximal resting pressure (MRP) and maximal squeeze pressure (MSP) measured by stationary pull-through technique, volume of rectoanal inhibitory reflex, and sensory threshold to rectal balloon distention (ST) were obtained by water perfusion system. Data were compared according to referral complaints, age, gender, parity, and underlying diseases. RESULTS Incontinence was the most frequent referral complaint in 61.2% of females and 67.6% of males. MRP and MSP were significantly lower in incontinent females than in the other groups. In incontinent males, MSP was lower than the strained defecation group, and ST was higher than the constipation group. Age was negatively correlated with MRP for both of the genders and in all groups. Obstetric trauma (85%) and number of parity (3.40±2.59) were significantly higher in incontinent females. Moreover, the most prevalent underlying disease was diabetes in incontinent females (13.7%) and neurological diseases, including traumas, in incontinent males (41.5%). CONCLUSION Increasing awareness of labor safety, controlling diabetes mellitus, and preventing obstetric traumas may reduce the prevalence of fecal incontinence.
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- Sena Tokay Tarhan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Physiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Zheng S, Ma J. A Systematic Review of Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Diabetic Nephropathy. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH AND HYPOTHESIS IN MEDICINE 2019; 000:1-10. [DOI: 10.14218/erhm.2019.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Relationships between the results of anorectal investigations and symptom severity in patients with faecal incontinence. Int J Colorectal Dis 2019; 34:1445-1454. [PMID: 31280351 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-019-03331-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Anorectal dysfunction is the focus of diagnostic investigations for faecal incontinence. However, severity of incontinence and anorectal investigation results can be discordant. The aim of this study was to define the relationships between anorectal investigation results and incontinence severity to determine which measures, if any, were predictive of incontinence severity. METHODS Patients presenting for investigation of faecal incontinence completed a symptom questionnaire, anorectal manometry, rectal sensation, pudendal nerve terminal motor latency, and endoanal ultrasound. Bivariate analyses were conducted between the Jorge-Wexner score and investigation results. Subgroup analyses were performed for gender and symptom subtypes (urge, passive, mixed). A multiple regression analysis was performed. RESULTS Five hundred and thirty-eight patients were included. There were weak correlations between the Jorge-Wexner score and maximal squeeze pressure [r = - 0.24, 95%CI(- 0.31, - 0.16), p < 0.001], and resting pressure [r = - 0.18, (95%CI(- 0.26, - 0.10), p < 0.001]. In men only, there were significant associations between the Jorge-Wexner score and endoanal sonography [IAS defects: t(113) = - 2.26, p = 0.03, d = 0.58, 95%CI(- 4.38, - 0.29)] and rectal sensation (MTV: rs = - 0.24, 95%CI(- 0.41, - 0.06), p = 0.01). No substantial differences were observed in the urge/passive/mixed subgroup analyses. Multiple regression analysis included three variables: age (β = 0.02, p = 0.17), maximal resting pressure (β = - 0.01, p = 0.28), and maximal squeeze pressure (β = - 0.01, p < 0.01). The variance in the Jorge-Wexner score accounted for by this model was < 10%, (R2 = 0.07, p = < 0.01, adjusted R2 = 0.06). CONCLUSION Anorectal investigations cannot predict the severity of faecal incontinence. This may be due to limitations of diagnostic modalities, the heterogeneity of anorectal dysfunction in these patients, or contributing factors which are extrinsic to the anorectum.
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Mundet L, Cabib C, Ortega O, Rofes L, Tomsen N, Marin S, Chacón C, Clavé P. Defective Conduction of Anorectal Afferents Is a Very Prevalent Pathophysiological Factor Associated to Fecal Incontinence in Women. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2019; 25:423-435. [PMID: 31177647 PMCID: PMC6657934 DOI: 10.5056/jnm18196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background/Aims Fecal incontinence (FI) is a prevalent condition among women. While biomechanical motor components have been thoroughly researched, anorectal sensory aspects are less known. We studied the pathophysiology of FI in community-dwelling women, specifically, the conduction through efferent/afferent neural pathways. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 175 women with FI and 19 healthy volunteers. The functional/structural study included anorectal manometry/endoanal ultrasound. Neurophysiological studies including pudendal nerve terminal motor latency (PNTML) and sensory-evoked-potentials to anal/rectal stimulation (ASEP/RSEP) were conducted on all healthy volunteers and on 2 subgroups of 42 and 38 patients, respectively. Results The main conditions associated with FI were childbirth (79.00%) and coloproctological surgery (37.10%). Cleveland score was 11.39 ± 4.09. Anorectal manometry showed external anal sphincter and internal anal sphincter insufficiency in 82.85% and 44.00%, respectively. Sensitivity to rectal distension was impaired in 27.42%. Endoanal ultrasound showed tears in external anal sphincter (60.57%) and internal anal sphincter disruptions (34.80%). Abnormal anorectal sensory conduction was evidenced through ASEP and RSEP in 63.16% and 50.00% of patients, respectively, alongside reduced activation of brain cortex to anorectal stimulation. In contrast, PNTML was delayed in only 33.30%. Stools were loose/very loose in 56.70% of patients. Conclusions Pathophysiology of FI in women is mainly associated with mechanical sphincter dysfunctions related to either muscle damage or, to a lesser extent, impaired efferent conduction at pudendal nerves. Impaired conduction through afferent anorectal pathways is also very prevalent in women with FI and may play an important role as a pathophysiological factor and as a potential therapeutic target.
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- Lluís Mundet
- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades hepáticas y digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades hepáticas y digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades hepáticas y digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades hepáticas y digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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Islam RM, Oldroyd J, Rana J, Romero L, Karim MN. Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in community-dwelling women in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J 2019; 30:2001-2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-019-03992-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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